Coco Like Cocoa Warms Your Heart ***1/2
A wonderful television film-just like the great television films they
made in the 1970s. The film is great due to the presence of the wonderful Shirley MacLaine. The latter portrays Chanel in her later years. There is a wonderful constant use of flashbacks here that convey the image of Chanel as a woman who conquered the world of fashion but whose personal life was quite a heartbreak. My main criticism of the film was what happened to Chanel during World War 11? We see how her life evolved during the 1st World War. In a way, MacLaine reminded me of her performance as the imperious music teacher, Madame Sousatzka, some years back. She still has that commanding domineering performance in her characters. This is an excellent study of social class as Chanel lost two lovers due to the opposition of the mother of the first and the father of the second. Chanel was definitely an eccentric as the film well depicts. She certainly went a long way to change the styles of what women wore during the years.. It Takes an Icon to Portray an Icon
I'm rating Lifetime's "Coco Chanel" 9/10 as a creative made-for-TV
biopic. Yes, all reviews are subjective. However, I suspect that some folks who have berated the movie on the IMDb boards and on other websites may have become confused by thinking that Shirley MacLaine in the title role means the film should be judged for Oscar-worthiness. To that, I respond with a resounding NO! The first time I sat down to watch "Coco Chanel," I knew to hook up the coffeemaker and have a plate of my favorite store-brand cookies on hand, as there's no patisserie nearby where I can grab a flaky pain au chocolat. My point is I wanted an old-fashioned love story and a Coco Chanel s. |
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